Iraqi orphans moved to better facilities

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Source: Associated Press

Iraqi orphans moved to better facilities
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - The 24 boys found severely malnourished in a Baghdad orphanage have been moved to a different building in the same facility and are being properly cared for, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

U.S. and Iraqi soldiers found the boys last week naked in a dark room, some tied to beds and too weak to stand once they were unbound, the military said.

The director of the girls' section of the al-Hanan orphanage said the boys had been transferred to her building.

"All necessities, such as food, clothes and medical care, have been provided for them," said Karima Dawood.

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